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Command And Conquer: Tiberian Dawn

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To celebrate Command and Conquer's 12th anniversary, EA released the first installment of the series, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn for free.

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn is the first game of the Tiberian series as well as of the Command & Conquer franchise in its entirety, telling the story of a three year struggle between two warring factions; the UN-backed Global Defense Initiative and the ancient quasi-religious terrorist organization known as the Brotherhood of Nod.

Windows XP Installation Instructions :

Preparing to Install
Insert either C&C disc into your CD drive
Open My Computer and explore the CD
Right click either the install.exe or setup.exe
select PROPERTIES
Select the COMPATIBILITY tab
Check the check box for â€œRun this program in compatibility mode forâ€
Select WINDOWS 95 from the drop down menu
Click APPLY then OK
Double click the .exe file you just modified to launch it

Installing the Game
When youâ€™re prompted to update DirectX, uncheck the check box so you wonâ€™t install it. It is extremely important not to install this DirectX update
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation
Note: Installing Westwood Chat is not required, it can be canceled if you desire

Installing the Patch
Visit ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/ccgold and download CCGOLDXPPATCH.ZIP
Unzip the files and copy thipx32.dll into the install directory of the game (default path is c:WESTWOODC&C95). You may overwrite the old version of the .dll file

Preparing to Run the Game
Go to the install directory of the game (default path is c:WESTWOODC&C95)
Right click C&C95.exe
Select PROPERTIES
Select the COMPATIBILITY tab
Check the check box for â€œRun this program in compatibility mode forâ€
Select Windows 95 from the drop down menu
Check the check box for â€œDisable visual themesâ€
Check the check box for â€œTurn off advanced text services for the programâ€
click APPLY then OK

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